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CofFEE Employment Vulnerability Index - Profile for Bondi Junction - Waverly, NSW


The suburb of Bondi Junction - Waverly is a Low risk job loss community based on the CofFEE EVI modelling.

Bondi Junction - Waverly is located in the Sydney area, in NSW. Its CofFEE EVI score of suggests that it's residents are well placed to avoid employment loss if the national economy contracts

It has a younger population relative to the NSW average.

In terms of post secondary qualifications, Bondi Junction - Waverly has education levels which are above the NSW average. This reduces the likelihood that the suburb will experience job losses in a national contraction.

Individuals in Bondi Junction - Waverly earn more than the median individual income for NSW, while median family income in Bondi Junction - Waverly is greater than the median family income for NSW.

Mortgage holders in Bondi Junction - Waverly are making monthly payments which are above the median NSW mortgage repayment.

Bondi Junction - Waverly's workforce is less likely to be part-time employed relative to the NSW average, and its labour market performance summarised by its overall unemployment rate relative to NSW is good.

Bondi Junction - Waverly's workforce is less likely to be underemployed relative to the NSW average, and its labour market performance summarised by its overall unemployment rate relative to NSW is good

The following table has more indicators which allow you to appraise Bondi Junction - Waverly relative to NSW and the nation as a whole.

Indicator - August 2016 Bondi Junction - Waverly NSW Australia
Median Age 37 38 38
% without post secondary school qualifications 23.42% 38.56% 39.50%
Median individual income ($ per week) $1079 $664 $662
Median family income ($ per week) $2790 $1780.00 $1734.00
Median household income ($ per week) $2153 $1486.00 $1438.00
Median mortgage repayment ($ per month) $3000 $1986 $1755
Median rent ($ per week) $600 $380 $335
Average household size 2.30 2.60 2.60
Part-time employment as a % total 28.01% 31.69% 32.68%
Male unemployment rate 4.52% 6.28% 7.00%
Female unemployment rate 3.70% 6.22% 6.72%
Unemployment rate 4.02% 6.26% 6.86%
Male labour force participation rate 76.49% 68.39% 69.56%
Female labour force participation rate 68.17% 58.51% 59.80%
Total labour force participation rate 72.04% 63.33% 64.56%
Employment-Population ratio 60.30% 59.17% 60.26%
% Employed in Mining 0.12% 0.94% 1.66%
% Employed in Manufacturing 2.32% 5.84% 6.40%
% Employed in Construction 5.92% 8.36% 8.53%
% Employed in Retail Trade 6.95% 9.66% 9.86%
% Employed in Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 7.26% 7.08% 6.91%
% Employed in Finance and Insurance 9.76% 4.95% 3.60%
% Employed in Property and Business Services 2.43% 1.76% 1.70%